Kailash Chandra Meher
Kailash Chandra Meher was born in Sonepur, Odisha, India on January 22nd, 1954 and is the Indian Artist And Painter. At the age of 70, Kailash Chandra Meher biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Meher worked as an art designer in the Weavers Service Centre in Bhubaneswar, Govt. Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 creating textile designs for weavers and weaving organisations, and developed some old Bomkai designs, which were developed into a product called "Bomkai Sari".
Meher creates new designs, techniques with research and experiments, aiming for better market promotion in India and abroad. His tree paintings were presented as an example for the Shilp Guru award. Because of his excellent work in paintings, many more students and followers got National Award and also thousands of artisan families survive their livelihood by following his innovative creative designs & paintings for their bread & butter.
For the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organisations with the help and support of The Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some Handloom, Handicraft & Fine Art organisation like :- 1. Indian Art & Craft Academy for Women 2. Indira Gandhi Women Weavers Co-operative Society limited 3. Bharatiya Hastakala Industrial Co-operative Society Limited 4. Handicraft & Handloom Museum and Service Centre for Women.
- 1979 & 1985 – Orissa Lalit Kala Academy Award
- 1986 – "National Award" by HE the President of India
- 1997 – Viswakarma Award
- 1991 & 2001 – "Kalamani" Award by Chief Minister of Haryana
- 2005 – UNESCO CCI seal of excellence for handicrafts
- 2009 – Shilp Guru Award by HE the President of India
- 2013 – Padma Shri Award by Govt. of India
- 2013 – "Odisha Living Legend Award" by Odisha Diary